Wednesday 31 December 2014

woohoo!

It's a sparkly explosion,
perfect for New Year's Eve!


Wishing you all a
Happy New Year.

I hope it brings everything you wish for
and lots more,
especially good health and happiness.

Lots of Love
Lesley
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p.s. I'm going to try and nip over to the snippets playground,
as I used lots of little snippets to make the stars flag and candle

Sunday 28 December 2014

Sunday share

Hello there
I hope you are having a restful Sunday?!

Here's some more stunners I was lucky to receive...


By Ros
a starry stunner


By Teresa
a watercolour wonder
hand painted!

Lesley
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Saturday 27 December 2014

Magical

I hope you are enjoying the festive season

In case you get a few quiet moments to browse
I thought I'd share some of the gorgeous creations
I was lucky enough to receive...


By Jan Twinks
simply magical


By Elizabeth
simply stunning


By Sarn
simply Sarndangletastic

Wishing you a lovely weekend

Lesley
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Thursday 25 December 2014

Happy......

Happy Happy Christmas!!!!!


Have a sparkly day!


sprinkled with glitter!


and all you wish for......


Lots and lots of love
Lesley
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<3


Wednesday 24 December 2014

couple of friends...

Here's one for a 'deer' friend....


...and one for a polar bear fan...


...can you see the santa magic dust trail.....
he'll be here soon.....!!!!

Lesley
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Tuesday 23 December 2014

one sheet wonder

take one sheet of A4....

stamp all over it....


chop it into bits.....


and see how many cards you can make....



in double quick time...


he'll be here soon.....

Lesley
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Monday 22 December 2014

word tree of wishes

Saw this idea on pinterest...

might have to try this again and improve the layout..

so little time, so many ideas!


he'll be here soon........


Lesley
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Sunday 21 December 2014

sunday seasonal silly

Hopefully this one will make you smile....


I saw one like this in a shop,
and just had to case it....


I think the jars are from Perfectly Preserved.
I used 'snowflakes' and 'sprinkles' from other sets
for the 'salt' n 'pepper'.


Lesley
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Saturday 20 December 2014

vroom vroom......

Here's another like yesterdays.
This went slightly better....


I Just need to keep practising!



Here's a couple more....


you might think they're the same as other recent ones...


..but they're all slightly different...promise!

Lesley
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Friday 19 December 2014

one for the children.....

I'd been itching to do this one,
since I first saw the set.....


vrrroom, vroom, and were off.....
first we have a tree on the car roof... 


....then a deer....


....snowman....


and a polar bear......?!
ok, so, little things...made me laugh anyway!


Here's those last two together....

It's the weekend!

Lesley
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Thursday 18 December 2014

a bit special...

Here's one I put a lot more elements into...


That's one of the great things about these sets from Stampin' Up!,
you can use some, or all of the stamps!

I fussy cut some of the embellishments.

I discovered I could do the mini wreaths
by using a hole punch for the centre,
and a slightly bigger circle punch for the outside.

Happy Thursday!

Lesley
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Wednesday 17 December 2014

countdown...

Okay, so what happened to Monday and Tuesday?
Oh well, here's an extra card to make up for the 'time thief,



and a recap on thus far.....


I will come back for more, if you do!

Hope your week is going well....

Lesley
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Sunday 14 December 2014

christmas countdown...

similar but ....
perhaps you could play 'spot the difference'.....



Have a good week

Lesley 
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Saturday 13 December 2014

christmas countdown

It's a busy time of the year,
so over the next few days
 I'm going to share some of the cards
I've sent recently.

I hope you'll enjoy looking,
and maybe give you some last minute inspiration.


I hope your plans are coming together.....

Lesley
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Thursday 11 December 2014

cup cakes

I dusted off the cup cake builder punch
to make this for a special lady


I do find it difficult to concentrate on birthdays near christmas,
I'll have to start earlier next year....

Lesley
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Wednesday 10 December 2014

How old?

I hope my friend is still talking to me
since I sent him this for his birthday!


Lesley
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Tuesday 9 December 2014

Pretty Parcel

I just had to share this gorgeous gift wrapped so exquisitely


see the little bird made with SU bird punch?
That glimmer paper is sooooo sparkly,
the ribbon so elegant,
and the washi tape and paper are divine.


Another one for under the tree!
No! I'm not opening it until christmas!

Lesley
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Monday 8 December 2014

Get well......

I had some lovely get well cards recently

Here's a couple of them........

firstly from Lesley



 secondly from Sarn



Much appreciated thank you.

Monday blues banished!

Lesley
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Sunday 7 December 2014

Sunday Special

Today I'm sharing Jan's swap and make n take....

first.... her make n take


A lovely square card,
and bless her, she'd cut out those pesky pine cones...


Obviously we had to add glitter....and gems!

As for her swap.....
WOW!

First the box....

Inside was a folder.....
beautifully decorated.....


Inside that (also beautifully decorated)......
these fab cards!


Thanks Jan
this was a fab gift,
you are a true star


Hope the coming week is filled with all you wish for

Lesley
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Saturday 6 December 2014

play day swaps

We had another play day recently,
just three of us this time.

Here's Liz's swap


a gorgeous christmas pud tag


with lots of little details covered in a glaze.
So cute, and attached to a gift which is going under the tree.

Liz's make n take was the gorgeous Sarndangle we made for Rudolph day


have a fab weekend

Lesley
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Friday 5 December 2014

stamping on candles

We did some candle decorating in class
by stamping on tissue paper.....


cutting it out......

wrapping it in greaseproof paper,
then heating it with a heat gun,
to melt the tissue into the wax.












We then made a box using the gift box board



Here's the inside of the gift card holder prototype


You can cut the slot using a die.

You can make notches to form a closure,
using a punch, or the envelope board


Contact me for details of next year's classes.
email lesleygillett@tiscali.co.uk

No experience necessary,
but also seasoned crafters will enjoy.
You can relax, make new friends, and learn something new!

have a great weekend!

Lesley
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